Hey everyone, i just have a quick question. What do i use to fill up the intercooler water sprayer? In the owners manual it says washer fluid but i dont know if that means like windshield wiper fluid or what. please help me out so i dont put any fluids where im not supposed to put it. Thanks!

 

regular window washer fluid.

 

leaving it empty will provide you with more performance than filling it up.

 

removing it and installing a true cold air intake utilizing the drivers side lower opening in the front for Ram air effect will give even more gains.

My 2 cents

 

ok thanks for the input, im not really looking for performance gains because i plan on leaving my evo stock. Its brand new and i keep reading these stories how is voiding warrenties so i figure just play it safe.

 

Since your in tampa, where it never freezes, just use tap water.

donour

 

so i guess either way it wouldnt really matter, washer fluid or water. Thanks

 

In what way?

For 91 oct and extended freeway hauling it works great. Pulls much more evenly past 5k well into redline on a stock evo. For autocross it might be another story, but hard to ignore benefits of cooling while running hard.

 

Someone told me to put rubbing alcohal in the intercooler water sprayer container. Said it gives more octane. Does anyone know if thats effective?

 

Alcohol i must say is really effective .....then again it might combust on ya .....

hope that answered your question....

 

If you're in a warm climate, just use distilled water. When it starts to get cold, below freezing, flush out the water and use windshield washer antifreeze fluid.

Don't use alcohol because it's flammable.

 

FWIW: In a hot humid environment, the intercooler water spray does almost nothing. In a hot dry environment, the water spray can drop the temperature by almost 30 degrees. It all about the evaporation rate...

 

I use a 50 /50 mix of denatured alcohol and water. Do you guys really know what windshield fuild s made from. yes it has Alcohol in in to soon it is not going to hurt a thing.

 

I only use water...

 

That makes alot of sense, especially for me living in florida where its humid as hell